HTC Touch
Manufacturer | High Tech Computer Corporation |
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Slogan | Experience a new sensation |
Series | HTC Touch family |
Compatible networks | Tri band GSM / GPRS (Class 10) / EDGE, GSM 900/1800/1900, CDMA |
Availability by country | June 2007 |
Successor | HTC Touch2 |
Related | HTC Touch Dual |
Type | PDA Phone |
Dimensions | 99.9x58x13.9 mm |
Weight | 112 g (including battery) |
Operating system | Windows Mobile 6.0, upgrades to 6.1 available via some carriers, 6.5 available via modded ROMS |
CPU | TI OMAP 850 201 MHz (GSM Touch), MSM7500 400MHz (CDMA Vogue) |
Memory |
128 MB internal flash 64 MB SDRAM (GSM Touch), 256 MB internal flash 128 MB SDRAM (CDMA Vogue) |
Removable storage |
Micro SD Card (SD 2.0 compatible) |
Battery | Rechargeable 1100 mAh Li-ion battery, up to 200 hr standby, 5 hr talk time |
Data inputs | Touchscreen |
Display | 65k-color QVGA (320x240 px), 2.8 in, TFT LCD |
Rear camera | 2.0-megapixel CMOS color |
Connectivity | Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, 802.11b/g, Mini-USB |
The HTC Touch, also known as the HTC P3450 or its codename the HTC Elf or the HTC Vogue for the CDMA variant, is a Windows Mobile 6-powered Pocket PC designed and manufactured by HTC. Its main, unique feature is a user interface named TouchFLO[1] that detects a sweeping motion and can distinguish between a finger and a stylus. TouchFLO incorporates stylus-free access to a music player, a photo album, a video player and a picture-based contact book. The global launch of the Touch was in Leicester Square, London, on 5 June 2007 ,[2] and the phone was initially available in two colours: black and green.[3] The carrier bound names for this phone include Verizon Wireless XV6900, T-Mobile MDA Touch, O2 XDA Nova, Okta Touch and Vodafone VPA Touch.[4]
In November 2007, HTC started to sell an "Enhanced" Touch, also known as the HTC P3452 or its codename the HTC Elfin, with double the RAM and ROM of the original version (128 MB and 256 MB respectively).[5] The newer version is also available in two new colors: white and burgundy.[3]
Sales
HTC shipped 1 million units within 5 months of the launch,[6] and shipped another million in the following 6 months.[7]
Features
- Connectivity
- Tri band GSM / GPRS (Class 10) / EDGE: GSM 900/1800/1900 (2.75 G)
- 802.11b/g Wi-Fi
- Bluetooth 2.0. Supports most common profiles including serial port, FTP, HID (keyboard and mice), headset, hands free, DUN (dial up networking for using the phone as a wireless modem for a notebook or desktop), and A2DP Bluetooth stereo.
- HTC ExtUSB (11-pin mini-USB & audio jack)
- Input
- Touchscreen (designed for fingers and the included stylus)
- 5 -way directional block (including action button)
- Power and camera buttons
- TouchFLO
- Memory
- Other features
HTC Vogue
The CDMA version of the Touch, known as the "HTC Vogue" or the "HTC P3050", has double the RAM and ROM of the original Touch, a faster 400 MHz processor (QualComm MSM7500),[8] and a faster over the air data capability, but no Wi-Fi.[9][10] This is sold under the name Okta Touch by Telecom in New Zealand. Also sold as the "HTC Touch" through Sprint Nextel[11] and Alltel[12] and as the "XV6900" through Verizon Wireless[13] in the United States; as the "HTC Touch" by Bell Mobility[14] and Telus Mobility[15] in Canada; and through Raya and i2 Mobile in Egypt.[16]
Operating system upgrades
The Windows Mobile version is upgradable, to 6.5.* via ROMs from XDA-Developers website.[17]
Linux and Android conversions
Linux and Android operating systems are being ported to these phones. Vogue Linux runs on the HTC Vogue.[18] Wing Linux, an Android version, is in development and available via ROMS, from xda-developers website.[19] Android versions through 2.3 (Gingerbread) have been successfully ported to the CDMA (Vogue) version of the Touch.[20]
See also
References
- ↑ Hess, Arne (2007-06-05). "video, HTC TouchFLO Touch Screen Experience". the::unwired.
- ↑ "HTC Touch Delivers New Touch Screen Experience", HTC Corp. (press release), 5 June 2007
- 1 2 Hess, Arne (2007-11-16). "HTC introduces new HTC Touch colors and upgrades memory". the::unwired.
- ↑ PDAdb.net - Devices with the codename Elf
- ↑ PDAdb.net - HTC Touch P3452 - Enhanced Version (HTC Elfin 100) Specs
- ↑ HTC Touch Diamond shipments to reach the one million mark this month
- ↑ "Sales projection boosted to 3 million for HTC Touch Diamond". Phones Review. 2008-05-29.
- ↑ "HTC Touch: Specification". HTC. Archived from the original on 2008-11-12.
- ↑ Karp, Josh (17 August 2007). "HTC Vogue/Touch coming to Sprint". Boy Genius Report. Retrieved 2012-02-21.
- ↑ "HTC Touch P3050 (HTC Vogue 100) Detailed Specs | Technical Datasheet". PDAdb.net. 30 July 2011. Retrieved 2012-02-21.
- ↑ "HTC Touch Support". Sprint. 7 January 2011. Retrieved 2012-02-21.
- ↑ "Alltel Wireless Home - Alltel Wireless". Alltel. Archived from the original on 2011-09-27.
- ↑ "most expensive mobile". Verizon Wireless. Retrieved 2012-02-21.Template:Date=October 2013
- ↑ "HTC Touch Dual". Bell Mobility. Archived from the original on 2009-03-02.
- ↑ "HTC Touch". Telus Mobility.
- ↑ "About Us". I2-mobile.com. Retrieved 2012-02-21.
- ↑ ONYX: Windows Mobile 6.1 & 6.5 ROMs
- ↑ Vogue Linux
- ↑ XDA-Dev forum
- ↑ "Touch CDMA Android Development - xda-developers". Forum.xda-developers.com. Retrieved 2012-02-21.
External links
- Official website
- Featured in PC World's round-up of Top Canadian Smartphones and Cell Phones